Functional eyelid surgery

Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 77-80

  Meyer, Dale R ^a,b  

^a LIONS EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EYELID DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030999301     PISSN: 07409303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002341-199706000-00001     Document Type: Review

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